Sometimes, we manage to find ourselves and our cameras in the coolest and most unusual of locations. It might be intentional, it may be completely by accident, and sometimes we’re being set up. The latteris what happened here for Texas based photographer, Keydrin Franklin. Having recently spoken at Fort Worth Camera’s annual Foto Fest event, […]
Shortly after releasing a bunch of software updates for their cameras and lenses, Sony releases some more to fix some of the reported problems. There are now firmware updates for six of their cameras: A9, A7rII, A7sII, A7II, A6500, and A6300. They are aimed at fixing the overheating issue that was recently reported, as well […]
High ISO performance has become the new megapixel wars. Everybody wants cameras that can see in the dark, and they want them to be able to do it at ISO100 quality. There are a number of DSLRs and mirrorless camears out there with very good low light performance. The Nikon D5 and Sony A7SII, for […]
We at DIYP have featured many fantastic colorizations of black and white images. If youve always wanted to try it yourself, this tutorial by Chris from Spoon Graphics is the video you definitely need to watch. Its intended for beginners, and its simple and easy to follow even if youve never colorized an image before. […]
Shooting on location is fraught with all kinds of challenges. Often, the biggest one is the weather. We hope the forecasts are correct, but occasionally they get thingsa little wrong. It’s often just down to chance. Even somewhere warm and sunny like Florida has its share of random rain. Which is exactly what came during […]
Weve all repeated it many times its not the gear that makes good photos, its the photographer. Guys from Mango Street put this claim to the test in an interesting video. In one corner, there are professional photographers with cheap cameras and lenses. In the other corner, theres an amateur photographer with an expensive […]
The race for online popularity and approval is everlasting, and there are plenty of methods people use to get it. But in one Russian mall, theres a pretty unusual method of buying Instagram likes and followers: at a vending machine. And its not a joke, it really exists and works. You have to admit, this […]
Travel photography can be a real pain if you’re not prepared and organized. Besides your essential camera gear, there are a few thing you might want to pack that may not be immediately obvious – but the best part is you can pick these items up for relatively low cost. Based on a few of […]
Flexible LED lightshave a number of uses and benefits. They are lightweight, provide good light, and, well theyre flexible. One negative side is that they can cost hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, so not everyone can afford them. Caleb Pike from DSLR Video Shooter presents you with four flexible LED light panels that […]
The timelapse movies don’t seem to have come as thick and fast as they did last year. There’s been a few good ones, showing rare events and unusual techniques. But still not in the quantities that 2016 brought. One person we can always rely on to give us some timelapse and hyperlapse eye-candy, though, is […]
